Yoon Joo (, born December 4, 1989) is a South Korean actress.

Biography

Yoon was a 3rd Dan

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player until middle school, when she ended her sport training due to an injury. She then attended to learn acting. After graduating from with a degree in acting, Yoon got her first role in the 2010 theater play ''Catch him.'' In the same year, Yoon played the main role in the movie ', after she was introduced to the audition by a person who worked with her on the play ''Catch him''. However, the film was not released for two years after filming, during which Yoon struggled to make money while work on various part-time jobs such as serving in a coffee shop to move out of her parents' house who were against her career choice. In November 2012, ''Bad Blood'' was released and her performance received positive reviews. The

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evaluated her performance, saying, "Yoon's strong acting is impressive as she plays a shocking and complex character in her debut which attracted our attention." Fashion magazine

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named Yoon as the 2013 promising rookie actress.

Filmography

Television series

Film

Theater

Music video appearances

''Goodbye, Universe'' by (2014)

Awards

References

South Korean film actresses South Korean television actresses 1989 births Living people 21st-century South Korean actresses Actresses from Seoul {{SouthKorea-actor-stub